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This weekend, millions will turn out to see “Need for Speed,” DreamWorks’ heavily promoted, erratically constructed car-racing/man-on-a-mission movie. Or so the studio hopes. With its Super Bowl ad and ABC prime-time tie-ins, distributor Disney has been pushing the pedal to make “Need for Speed” a broad hit. But just as important as (and, in fact, related to) the question of whether it can pull that off — an estimated $25 million to $30 million weekend doesn’t exactly make a blockbuster — is how the film throws a monkey wrench into the modern car-chase movie. And not necessarily the good kind of monkey wrench. If you think you’ve been...

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This weekend, millions will turn out to see “Need for Speed,” DreamWorks’ heavily promoted, erratically constructed car-racing/man-on-a-mission movie. Or so the studio hopes.
With its Super Bowl ad and ABC prime-time tie-ins, distributor Disney has...

Nico Rosberg took pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton in controversial circumstances on Saturday, with Hamilton visibly irate at how Rosberg's late error cost him a shot at qualifying in first place.
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Nico Rosberg won the Monaco Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to take the overall championship lead from his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who came in second to give Mercedes a fifth straight 1-2 finish. Hamilton appeared unhappy before, during and after...

Ayrton Senna fans looking to pick up a piece of the famed Formula One driver’s history will be able to do so in a big way in February. A 1992 Honda NSX purchased as a gift for the late racer by his manager will be one of hundreds of cars sold at...

TORONTO — It was 37 years ago, but Niki Lauda recalls his brush with death as if it happened this morning.The Austrian Formula One driver had been in a ferocious nip-and-tuck battle for most of the season with his British rival James Hunt when he...

If the elegant cars of Formula One racing are thoroughbreds, "Rush," the new film set in that world, is more of a mixed breed. When screenwriter Peter Morgan candidly calls this "a British independent film directed by a Hollywood...

SINGAPORE -- Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel recorded yet another start-to-finish win at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday to further extend his lead in the Formula One championship. The German was in a class of his own under the Marina Bay lights,...

Documentaries typically can be split into two camps. There are those designed to entertain — penguins in snow, Justin Bieber in concert — and sell tons of tickets. Then there are works — bleak stories about hunger, pollution, genocide — more intent on...

EXCLUSIVE: "Escape From Tomorrow," the unauthorized independent film shot guerrilla-style at Disney theme parks, is headed to movie theaters and TV sets, resolving a long-running question about the commercial status of one of the year's most...

May 6 The Beaver A once-successful toy executive and family man suffering from depression begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet. With Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin. Written by Kyle Killen. Directed by Foster. Summit...

"Senna," a documentary about Brazilian race-car driver Ayrton Senna, has gotten off to a speedy start at the box office. The film, which debuted in one theater in Los Angeles and another in New York this weekend, collected $66,075 for ...

"Bill Cunningham New York," a look at the veteran New York fashion photographer, "Buck," the story of acclaimed "horse whisperer" Buck Brannaman; and "Under Fire: Journalists in Combat," from director Martyn Burke, were among the 15 feature-length documentarie

Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzman's "Nostalgia for the Light" took home best feature honors Friday at the International Documentary Association's 2011 Documentary Awards at the DGA Theatre in West Hollywood. Set in Northern Chile's Atacama Desert, the document

The Producers Guild of America announces the documentary theatrical motion picture nominees that have advanced in the voting process for the 23rd annual Producers Guild of America Awards. They include "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest"

"Tyrannosaur," a drama about a rage-filled man who finds redemption thanks to a charity store worker, was named best film Sunday evening at the British Independent Film Awards. Olivia Colman took lead actress honors and Paddy Considine earned the Douglas Hick